Postcards: Smart & Copley Ltd – Crest Series (Green)

Smart & Copley

Crest Series (Green)

The backing of the Crest Series (green) can be found in a number of distinct shades from 1908 to 1938:

• Deep Green – rough, blocky imprint with no ribbon details
• Green – clear lines in ribbon & arms.
• Light Green – same as Green but a light shade.

The style of the imprints also changed over time. The listings below are catalogued based on the imprints.

Postcards

• Published by Smart & Copley, Bulawayo
  • 1908 – Title Only
  • 0000 – B Series
• Photographed by Smart & Copley, Bulawayo
  • 1908 – No.Letter Series
  • 1909 – Title Only
  • 1930 – B Series
  • 1933 – R Series
  • 1913 – V Series
• No publisher imprint
  • 1911 – Title Only
  • 1912 – No. Animal
  • 1913 – Christmas Greetings
  • 1914 – A Series
• Photo. Smart & Copley
  • 1911 – Title Only
  • 1914 – B Series
• Photo by Mr J. E. Hughes, Leuna, N.Rhodesia
  • 1911 – Title Only
  • 0000 – A Series
  • 1914 – N Series
• Real Photo.
  • 1912 – B Series (Real Photo)
• Smart & Copley, Bulawayo
  • 1912 – No. C.L.
  • 0000 – No. A.G.K.
  • 1914 – Stereoscope Series
  • 1922 – V Series
• Copyright./Photograph by Smart & Copley Bulawayo
  • 0000 – Title Only
  • 0000 – M Series
  • 0000 – V Series
• Smart & Copley, Bulawayo. Copyright
  • 0000 – Title Only
  • 1909 – No.Letter Series
  • 1913 – B Series
  • 1913 – M Series
  • 1913 – T Series
  • 1913 – V Series
  • 1914 – A Series
  • 1914 – S Series
  • 1919 – N Series
  • 1922 – R Series
• Copyright. Smart & Copley, Bulawayo
  • 1914 – A Series (Type I)
  • 0000 – A Series (Type II)
• Smart & Copley, Copyright. Bulawayo
  • 1929 – B Series
• Photograph by Smart & Copley, Bulawayo.
  • 1933 – A Series
• Copyright by Smart & Copley Ltd, Bulawayo.
  • 1938 – V Series